Tag: Chicago
Chicago: Bally’s ponders next move as city set to legalize VGTs
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision Tuesday to allow the 2026 budget created by the city council to take effect Jan. 1 — he will... more
Chicago 2026 budget set to include sports betting tax
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday he would neither sign nor veto the $16.6 billion budget passed by the city council over the... more
Illinois: Construction on new Hollywood Casino Aurora making progress
Construction on the new $360 million Hollywood Casino-Aurora resort has shifted indoors as officials say the outside is nearly complete.... more
Chicago: Sports Betting Alliance warns that city’s sportsbook will shut down if tax passes
The Sports Betting Alliance (SBA) Thursday warned Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson that sportsbooks will be forced to shut down in the city on... more
Bally’s loudly opposes Chicago budget that would legalize video gaming terminals
Bally’s, which has been feverishly constructing a $2 billion casino in the River West neighborhood of Chicago scheduled to open next... more
Chicago aldermen’s alternate budget contains mayor’s sports betting tax
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his city council are at odds with the 2026 budget, but one place they appear to have found common ground... more
Proposal for lounge in north Chicago suburb encounters resistance over gambling
A plan to open a cocktail lounge with video gambling machines in downtown Mundelein encountered resistance during this week’s village... more
Chicago: Bally’s casino renderings preview poker room, gaming floor
Renderings of Bally’s permanent Chicago casino offer early looks at the poker room and gaming floor that could welcome gamblers next... more
Chicago suburb expands number of gambling machines allowed in local businesses, over Penn casino’s objection
Aurora is expanding the number of gambling terminals allowed in local establishments, despite the city’s Hollywood Casino location being... more
Long live horse racing in Chicago? We wouldn’t bet on it without a casino at Hawthorne
Unlike Arlington Park, its bucolic former counterpart, Hawthorne Racecourse has never been a lovely place to watch a horse race. Known to... more
